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Earth Day Trivia Challenge

Test your knowledge about environmental issues and learn more about Earth Day with this engaging quiz! Explore various topics related to biodiversity, renewable energy, and climate change while discovering how your actions can make a difference.

Multiple choice questions to challenge your understanding
Learn about pressing environmental concerns
Play to improve your eco-awareness!

27 Questions7 MinutesCreated by ThinkGreen101

Why Celebrate Earth Day?

Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day continues to grow as a worldwide phenomenon focused on promoting clean living and a healthy, sustainable habitat for people and wildlife alike. Celebrating Earth Day serves as a conscious reminder of how fragile our planet is and how important it is to protect it.

Why Celebrate Earth Day?

What happens to plastic waste?

It is a biodegradable material so it eventually disintegrates

It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces

There is no such thing as plastic waste, all plastic is recycled

It is dumped in the ocean for fish to eat

Where does the majority of plastic waste end up?

Loss of biodiversity

Hurting the economy

The harming of many indigenous peoples

Duped in oceans

Which of the following is NOT a reason why biodiversity important?

Biodiversity loss would decrease water quality

There are too many animal species on the world

Many species act as a pest control

Biodiversity ensures food security by supplying a wide variety of plant and animals species for nutrients. Biodiversity loss decreases available nutrition

True or False: Earth Day is the one and only day during the year that you should care about the environment and act to protect it.

True

False

Which of the following are negative impacts of burning fossil fuels?

They contribute to environmental degradation and pollution

They harm local communities

They contribute to human health problems

All of the above

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

The name of climate change legislation that passed by congress

When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

When you build a greenhouse

Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?

The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever

Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes

Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century alone and going higher.

All of the above

What can you do to help fight climate change?

Divest from fossil fuel companies

Engage yourself in the science behind climate change

Vote for political candidates who will advocate for climate-related legislation and policy improvements

All of the above

What can you do to fight deforestation?

Leave forests standing and plant more trees

Reduce your use of products made from wood fiber including paper and cardboard

Demand forest products from sustainable sources and deforestation free supply chains

All of the above

Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

Transportation

Buildings

Industry

Electricity and heat production

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